Friday, and the third, action packed day of the FEIF YouthCamp in Belgium. In two groups, participants spent the day on two different horse farms. We went out on a ride amongst the maize fields about as high as the average Icelandic forest, past ripened wheat fields...
The Austrian team for the World Championships 2017: Sport: Anna-Lisa Dorsch with Naddur vom Schluensee [DE2001110126] Carina Mayerhofer-Piber with Frami von St. Oswald [AT1997160415] Carole Herritsch (Young Rider) with Höfðingi frá Sælukoti [IS2004181743] Daniela...
The Swiss sport team for the World Championships 2017: Caroline Wyser with Kjuði frá Kirkjuferjuhjáleigu [IS2000182021] Christian Indermaur with Máttur frá Torfunesi [IS2002166211] Fabienne Greber (Young Rider) with Hágangur vom Kreiswald [DE2003163112] Karin Heller...
On July 13, 2017 the European Horse Network met European parliamentarians to raise awareness of the many economic and environmental benefits of Equestrian Tourism, a fast-growing activity In about forty years, in a society where leisure is increasingly taking place,...
On the second day of the FEIF Youth Camp, things are getting close and personal. Geraldine van de Venne, gave an interesting lecture about the importance of equine dental care, explained the signs rider need to look out for, and after the theory, it was time to feel...
Luxembourg will this year be represented at the World Championships by Patty Fleming with her horse Etna frá Steinnesi [IS2009256291].
The first full day of the FEIF YouthCamp started with a trip to a stud farm for the Belgian brewery horses, used for pulling the heavy barrels. These days they deal with a lighter load, as they took the whole group on a coach trip through the surrounding countryside,...
The Norwegian team for the World Championships 2017: Sport: Andrea V Thunem (Young Rider ) with Baugur frá Tunguhálsi II [IS2004157896] Bernt Severinsen with Tígull fra Kleiva [NO2006102022] Camilla Mood Havig with Kristall frá Jaðri [IS2009188336] Caroline G. Holstad...
The Board of FEIF invites for applications to organise the World Championships 2021. A document describing Rules and Requirements for Organisers is available from the download section (World Championships) of the FEIF website. Any application should comply with this...
The km totals for June have just been published! Please note that this month they are sorted by the highest number of km individual riders have ridden. Together our top three riders have completed 6948 km in the saddle since August last year. Congratulations, what an...
The USA registered a sport team with three riders and one reserve horse and one breeding horse: Riders: Ayla Green (Young Rider) with Mári frá Kolgerði [IS2006166584] Chrissy Seipolt with Dreki vom Wotanshof [DE2003134634] Jennifer Melville with Lýsingur frá...
The Faroe Islands will be represented by Elin Tindskarð with Hölkvir frá Ytra-Dalsgerði [IS2002165791], both represented the Faroe Islands already at previous World Championships.
It is a tradition to ride from the last World Championships venue to the next World Championship location, this year from Herning in Denmark via Germany to Oirschot in the Netherlands. The idea is to connect the leisure riders worldwide and to bring a message of...
The first countries started registering their sport and breeding teams for the World Championships 2017 in Oirschot, Netherlands. Follow the link to see who will represent which country with the details about the horses directly from WorldFengur.
The WorldRanking Event Internationales Passchampionat Zachow 2017, scheduled 22-24 September 2017, organised by Land- & Forstgut Zachow in Groß Nemerow (DE) has been cancelled.
Remember to complete the international survey sent out by 'Horses of Iceland'. It was sent out in four different languages: German, English, Icelandic, and Swedish. The survey is still open until the end of June. For those who have not yet answered, here is your...
In the centre of the show grounds of the upcoming WC 2017 in Oirschot you will find a very special place, the favourite spot for all lovers of the Icelandic Horse: there will be a roofed Breeders' Boulevard where you can rent a small booth to present your farm,...
For the FEIF virtual ride to the World Championships in Oirschot, Netherlands, riders from across the globe including teams from Australia and New Zealand have been on the way (virtually) since the end of Landsmót 2016. By the beginning of June they had clocked up...